Front Seat Gamer

We're joined again by Game Designer and Producer Carl de Visser. We spend the hour answering listener questions and trying not to stray wildly off topic. Unfortunately, in the hour we had, we couldn't get all the listener questions sent in for Carl so we will most likely have him back in the new year for another special episode.

We have a special 4th host today. Carl de Visser, a Game Designer and Producer on Path of Exile. This week we're talking about GTA 5, Fallout 4, Civ Beyond Earth, Endless Legend, Student games, Free Blade, This War of Mine. As well as some very cool board games, 504 and Romance of the 9 Kingdoms.

We’re back! Since we’ve been gone, Nick has developed a bad trivia addiction, Saveun has built a computer, and Blake played a bit of Fallout 4. This week we discuss character design through concept art vs writing.

Nick is back, thank god! This week Blake refuses to play Rocket League with Saveun any more and Nick loves him some Hearthstone. We chat about Lovecraft's influence on Path of Exile. We also talk about Spec Ops the Line, Grow Home, Ark, Best Fiends and Triple Town. 

Nick's away! So this week anything goes! We're talking about some really awesome mobile games, 80 Days and Sorcery. We also chat about, Card Hunter, Ark, Super Hot, Witcher 3. We have a guest host as well, an Animator from Path of Exile. We talk about how he got started and what drove him to pursue a career in Animation.

Should we get hype over CG trailers? Do we even still need CG cinematics in games? We talk Rocket League, Fallout Shelter, Peggle Blast, Magic the Gathering, Hearthstone, Ark Survival Evolved and Payday 2

How much art does a game studio typically out source? What makes a game world feel alive? This week we’re talking, The Witcher 3, Bethesda Games and Payday 2.

What kind of things does a Game Designer have to think about? We chat about this and some games we've been playing. We're talking, Ark : Survival Evolved, The Witcher 3, Rocket League, Magic The Gathering and of course Hearthstone. Welcome to Front Seat Gamer. 

We continue our conversation with Grinding Gear Games Lead Artist Erik Olofsson. He chats about his favourite games, what makes a good game, and what he looks for in potential employees.

This week we have special guest Erk Olofsson, Lead Artist at Grinding Gear Games. We chat about the artists that inspire him, how he got into games and what games he’s been playing.

Blake steals from an honesty box. Nick is annoyed by food logs. Saveun hordes video game boxes. We’re talking Hearthstone, Ark, GTA Heists, our new office, and how your social media effects your job opportunities.

Nick is hosting a Paleo dinner party so we have a shorter episode this week. We talk, Ark: Survival Evolved, Survival games, GTA5, The Vanishing of Ethan Carter, and E3. This is Front Seat Gamer.

We continue our conversation with Game Designer Rory Rackham. We talk about dealing with negative feedback, Hearthstone, Survivor, and The Smash Brothers documentary.

This week we have a special guest, Rory Rackham. Rory is a game designer at Grinding Gear Games. We talk a lot about getting into the games industry and what it's like working inside the industry.  We also talk about Van Helsing 3, Don’t Starve Together, Street Fighter vs Tekken vs Mortal Kombat, the many uses of glitter, Borderlands and the D&D card game Rory is creating. Rory also answers a ton of listener questions.

Nick likes Jazz but not Punk. Blake spreads vicious Dark Souls rumors. Saveun cheats at Cluedo. We talk Broforce, Magic: The Gathering, Fallout 4, Jaz Punk and The Witcher 3. 

Nick plays more Heathstone. Saveun hates jump-scares. Blake starts reading The Witcher novels. We’re talking Mad Max, Hearthstone, The Vanishing of Ethan Carter and The Witcher 3…

Blake and Saveun eat the hottest chilli in the world. Nick questions his fire making skills. We talk, The Vanishing of Ethan Carter, Red Dead Redemption 2, and The Witcher 3.

Nick confesses his love for Survivor. Saveun talks about Hitman Blood Money. Blake gets stuck in Dark Souls II. We answer listener emails and talk about the first steps towards a job in the games industry.

We continue our conversation with Jonathan, the Lead Programmer and Co Founder of Grinding Gear Games.

Jonathan Rogers, Co Founder of Grinding Gear Games, joins us for a chat about the good times and the bad times of developing Path of Exile. What it’s been like building a studio that started in a garage. And what other games he’d like to make one day.